The yearly celebration of Jesus del Gran Poder gathers over 40,000 participants/dancers every year in May/June in La Paz, Bolivia. It is now considered part of UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage. I have published a book about this celebration and you can view the digital version here: Gran Poder

Although slightly delayed, my impression of the trapeze artist at the Round House this past may. this image is part of my Imaginations II ongoing project. To view the other images, please follow this link: http://molinabarrios.com/imaginations-ii/

A couple of days ago I saw this photo of mine on a friend’s wall and it brought me back to the memory of why I took this picture. It was the mystery of the angel’s demeanour : he seemed to be in a different reality, so involved was he in his own ritual. It was during a yearly festival in La Paz that…